Former Vice President Mike Pence accused Colin Allred of being soft on Russia for not supporting the KeystoneXLpipeline in an earlier Congressional vote.
Allred reacted via press release. His statement in part is below.
“It is abhorrent for Mike Pence and the GOP to use the war in Ukraine to score cheap political points. Ukrainians are fleeing their homes and losing family members to a senseless invasion by a murderous dictator. “
“This is the same Vice President who stood with Trump as he cozied up to Putin and did nothing while he blackmailed the Ukrainians and withheld the arms they needed to defend themselves.”
Some have been critical of the 32nd District Congressman for trying to run against Donald Trump instea of Antonio Swad or Justin Webb, who will face one another in the Republican runoff.
Allred’s Local History Mixed
Colin Allred is a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and recently took a CODEL – a Congressional Delegation trip – to Ukraine recently.
The two term Congressman has been considered vulnerable since his first election and has concentrated on securing his own seat rather than working locally to build a strong Democratic base. He lost the chance to face Brad Namdar in November after voters in the primary placed him fifth.
He was asked by the Congressional Black Caucus to give a response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union as a way to raise his profile.
Allred reportedly faced an ethics investigation two years ago over harrassment allegations, but neither he nor the House Ethics Committee would comment.
Additionally, last year when Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh came to Dallas he avoided taking questions about why SBA was not funding loans to local nonprofits.
Locally nonprofits received loan qualifications, but SBA staff never finalized the loan to keep them afloat. The student was briefly detained by staff believed to have been associated with Secretary Walsh or the Congressman.